AP Chem Curve

<p>yup. i saw the first 10 n i freaked out, n then i did the test backward, it was so easy n got harder as it goes back to the first questions</p>

<p>same here. i rushed through the rest b/c i spent so much time with the beginning of the test. but the rest weren't that bad. middle was ok but it was definitely ez at the end.</p>

<p>"only the first few were hard the rest were easy. It seemed to me they got easier as the test progressed."</p>

<p>I agree completely. The matching ones were somewhat difficult (more so than usually) but they were definitely doable. Using POE could eliminate most of the wrong answers anyways, and then you just gotta dig deep for the correct answer. First 6 or so normal MC were a little tough, but the last 15 problems were actually really easy, compared to the fact that the last 15 are usually the hardest (seemed to be opposite this test). But still, harder than 2002/2003.</p>

<p>The nice thing was since we had a good teacher I was able to get the through the AP easily, I mean the mc section only took an hour giving enough time for me to check everything over three times before I just sat there and streched...</p>

<p>yeah the first questions were really killers, but then they eased up nicely all the way through 75.</p>

<p>The 2002 was the biggest joke exam in AP history. This one was much harder. I hope the curve reflects that.</p>

<p>I don't know about you guys, but I thought the MC was easier than 2002 and other exams i've practiced with...</p>

<p>the FR and rxns were pretty good too</p>

<p>If anything, I'm guessing the curve will be pretty harsh</p>

<p>110+/160 for a 5?</p>

<p>that'll suck. I do think that the curve won't change that much. If it is harsh, it'll only be so by about...5 points maximum.</p>

<p>nah, i dont think the curve will be that harsh. probably around 103-107 for 5</p>

<p>oh, btw, does anyone know how many people actually get a perfect 160 on chem each year? Can't be more than 100, right?</p>

<p>I took the AP Chem test last year. Last year's MC and this year's MC are the same. It wasn't that bad. Much easier than the practices.</p>

<p>LOL. Perfect 160. Man, <em>shakes head</em>. I'd totally....bow down to their Chem greatness. That's why I love APs....they don't have 5+ or 5- or actual scores like SAT IIs. If they did...I'd cry, cuz my scores would go down down down....:p</p>

<p>Heres the formula:</p>

<p>Section 1 (MC) raw score (calc just like the SAT) x 0.96 = ____</p>

<p>Section 2 (all essays are 0-8)
Q1 (equilibrium question) ____ x 1.9556 = _____
Q2 or 3 ____ x 1.9556 = _____
Q4 (writing out chemical equations) ____ x 0.8800 = _____
Q5 ____ x 1.6500 = _____
Q6 ____ x 1.6500 = _____
Q7 or 8 ____ x 1.6500 = _____</p>

<p>Add up blanks the numbers on the far right</p>

<p>100-160 => 5
82-99 => 4
57-81 => 3
35-56 => 2
0-34 => 1</p>

<p>~70% on the MC is a 5
essays r weighted differently so its hard to say</p>

<p>for me, i didn't study any of our labs, and guessed on the whole lab question (5). ive looked up some answers and have gotten lucky :). 5, here I come</p>

<p>Q1 and Q2 or Q3 are worth 1.76 per point and Q5 is worth 1.32 per point</p>

<p>According to my AP Chem teacher, who has been teaching AP Chem for many years, no one has ever gotten a perfect score on the exam, and that includes both students and teachers who have taken it. I have no idea if that is true or not, but I wouldn't doubt it since even the best students/teachers are bound to slip up on the free response section. I think he told us that best score ever was like a 156/160 or something like that.</p>

<p>damn, well my teacher is helps right the rubric for the AP so, we'll see how much each subsection of the FR is worth tomarrow. <em>crosses fingers</em></p>

<p>Keldoniaskylar - please post the scoring rubric for each subsection when you get it tomorrow.</p>

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<li>Thanks</li>
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<p>she didn't tell us it (lab final but we should know by simetime next week). One funny thing was that she told us she wrote FR #1.</p>

<p>i mite be biased here but for some reason i think males r more likely to guess than females. if this is true (which iono if it is lol) then guessing is better</p>

<p>I think that's true.
Girls I know tend to leave them blank.
I, and most of my male friends, just make our educated guesses.
I felt defeated when I left the vector question on teh SAT II blank.</p>